Locum - Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care

**Coverage and Trauma Level Overview:**

**Level I Trauma:** - **In-House Coverage:** 7 AM - 7 PM (includes rounding); 7 PM - 7 AM coverage provided. - **Support:** Additional pulmonology physicians onsite with locum tenens.

**Level II Trauma:** - **In-House Coverage:** 7 AM - 7 PM (including rounding). - **On-Call Coverage:** Offsite pager call from 7 PM - 7 AM. - **Support:** Other pulmonology providers will be onsite with locum tenens.

**Level III Trauma:** - **In-House Coverage:** 7 AM - 7 PM (includes rounding).

- **On-Call Coverage:** Offsite pager call from 7 PM - 7 AM.

- **Support:** No additional onsite pulmonology physicians with locum tenens.

**Additional Coverage Details:** - Each locum is assigned only one location per 12-hour shift.

- Coverage is limited to a maximum of 7 consecutive days, with shifts rotating locations to ensure lighter workloads between shifts. - Total coverage requirement is 30 shifts per month across all locum providers.

- **Setting:** Inpatient care across Level I, II, and III Trauma units.

**Required Procedures and Responsibilities:**

- **Clinical Focus:** Inpatient pulmonology is preferred; critical care intensivist is required for ICU engagement. - 

**Pulmonary Procedures:** Proficient in ventilation management, ETT/NT/tracheostomy, non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP/CPAP), bronchoscopy (diagnostic and with bronchial alveolar lavage), chest tube insertion, central line placement, arterial line placement, thoracentesis, and foreign body extraction.

- **Critical Care Practice Settings:**

- **Medical:** Management of cardiac and respiratory arrest/failure, sepsis, metabolic disorders, renal failure, and overdose scenarios.

- **Surgical:** Involvement in pre- and post-operative management for general, vascular, orthopedic, neuro, and cardiovascular/thoracic patients.

- **Preferred Critical Care Procedures:** Insertion of PA catheters, dialysis catheter placements, diagnostic and therapeutic taps, lumbar punctures, and paracentesis.

**Technical Requirements:** - **EMR System:** EPIC

- **Support Staff:** None available. - **Worksite Resources:** Onsite lab and x-ray services.

- **Reason for Coverage:** Existing gaps in provider coverage.

**EMR Training Requirements:** - Mandatory EMR training must be completed before the first shift; no exemptions for testing out.

- Training slots are available only on Tuesdays or Fridays at 8 AM MT.

- Training hours will not be billable until the provider commences service at the facility.

**Travel Logistics:** - **Flight Reimbursement:** Economy/standard flights only, reimbursed with receipt.

- **Lodging:** Reimbursed at $150 per night pre-tax and fees. - **Car Rentals:** Up to an economy vehicle cap, reimbursed with receipt.

- **Mileage:** Compensated at the IRS standard rate.

**Travel Preferences:** - Preferred lodging capped at $150 per night (before taxes and fees). - Local/drive-in candidates are highly preferred to reduce travel needs.

**Credentialing Information:** - **Timeframe:** 90-120 days for processing.

- **Credentialing at Other Facilities:** Yes, including Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH) and Greeley Hospital (GH).

- **Requirements:** IMLC candidates must submit their Colorado license application upon acceptance to prevent credentialing delays.

**Shift Descriptions:** - In-house coverage (7 AM - 7 PM or 7 PM - 7 AM); - PVH: In-house (7 AM - 7 PM) plus night call (7 PM - 7 AM); - GH: In-house (7 AM - 7 PM) plus night call (7 PM - 7 AM).

**Candidate Requirements:** - Board Certified in Pulmonology & Critical Care (mandatory).

- Active Colorado License or IMLC (with Letter of Qualification in hand for name clearance). 

- Active ACLS, BLS, and DEA credentials (highly preferred).

- Candidates must specify their availability between January 2027 and April 2027 during the presentation.

- Must declare the number of shifts per month they can provide.

- Acknowledgment of EMR training requirements is essential to avoid delay in the start date.

- Recent (within the last 24 months) Level I Trauma experience is required.

- Local/drive-in candidates preferred.

- Must demonstrate competency in all required procedures at the time of name clearance.

- Clean malpractice and background check required. - Submission of self-query NPDB (to be pulled within the month) at the time of presentation is mandatory

**Certifications Required:** - ACLS, BLS, NRP, Board Certification,

DEA.

**Licensing Requirements:** - Active license in Colorado.